Building Community and Technical College Capacity through State Funding

Autor/inn/en	DeLoach, Cara; Soliz, Adela; Mesa, Hidahis
Titel	Building Community and Technical College Capacity through State Funding
Quelle	In: Community College Review, 51 (2023) 2, S.246-265 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (DeLoach, Cara) ORCID (Soliz, Adela)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0091-5521
DOI	10.1177/00915521221145295
Schlagwörter	Community Colleges; Technical Institutes; Capacity Building; State Aid; Educational Finance; Grants; Vocational Education; Program Development; Program Implementation; Tennessee + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community college; Community College; Technische Fakultät; Bildungsfonds; Grant; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Programmplanung
Abstract	Objective: This article analyzes the implementation of two state grant programs in Tennessee aimed at improving the quality of in-demand postsecondary career and technical education (CTE) programming at community and technical colleges. We use insights from our findings to propose a conceptual framework for understanding how external funding can reduce institutional capacity constraints in similar contexts. Method: Building off a previous study, we leverage in-depth interview data with 43 participants across Tennessee's workforce development system to better understand how administrators perceived state grant goals, what processes they used to address institutional capacity constraints, and what challenges they experienced while implementing grant-funded programs. Results: We find strong alignment of perceived grant goals between the state, which developed the program, and the practitioners who implemented it. We find that the implementation strategies employed included purchasing new equipment, investing in facilities, developing work-based learning opportunities, hiring new faculty and staff, and building collaborations with outside stakeholders. Finally, our data suggest that practitioners faced challenges optimizing the use of funds to address capacity constraints. Contributions: Developing and maintaining high quality CTE credential programs is a challenge for community and technical colleges across the United States. We describe how this has been done successfully in Tennessee and use insights from this context to propose a general framework for building capacity in postsecondary CTE. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01